Rene Bourque News

Rene Bourque has cleared waivers and will be assigned to Hamilton (AHL).

Bourque has just two assists with a minus-9 rating in 13 games this season. He served as a healthy scratch in the Canadiens last two games, before being placed on waivers on Sunday. He carries a $3.33M cap hit (per nhlnumbers.com), which likely played a huge factor in why he was not claimed by another team.

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Rene Bourque will be a healthy scratch on Saturday.

Bourque was scratched on Wednesday vs. the Sabres and will sit out for a second straight game. He has just two assists and a minus-9 rating in 13 games this season. Travis Moen will be in the lineup with Bourque scratched and Michael Bournival out with a shoulder injury.

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Bourque (flu) will play in game 3 vs. Boston.

Bourque missed Monday's practice with the flu, but was on the ice for today's morning skate and head coach Michel Therrien confirmed that Bourque will be in the lineup for game 3 tonight. Bourque is expected to skate with Lars Eller and Brian Gionta and he leads the Habs in postseason goals with 4.

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Bourque will be a healthy scratch on Wednesday.

Bourque has not scored a goal since February 4th and has no points with a minus-3 rating in his last five contests. It has been a tough year for Bourque, he has just 12 points (8G / 4A) in 53 games. He will take a seat while Brandon Prust returns from an upper-body injury.

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Bourque (upper-body) will return to the Habs lineup tonight vs. Phoenix.

Bourque has missed the last seven games with an upper-body injury, but will be eased back into the lineup tonight. Bourque will start the game on the Canadiens fourth line with Travis Moen and Brandon Prust. He has six goals and one assist in 23 games.

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Bourque (upper-body) will not travel with the team to Philadelphia.

Bourque has missed the last four games and nine of the last 11. Not traveling means he will not play on Thursday vs. the Flyers and likely won't join the team for Saturday's tilt with the Islanders. His next chance to return would be when the Habs come home for a Sunday matchup with the Panthers.

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The Habs have announced that Rene Bourque remained in Montreal and is out tonight with an upper body injury.

Bourque missed five games in late November with a lower-body injury and will now sit with an upper-body injury. In Montreal on Monday he potted his sixth goal of the season to go with one assist in 23 games. Consider him day-to-day for now.

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#Habs Bourque taking line rushes in practice with Halpern and Moen is the strongest indicator of his return we've seen to date.

Bourque has been out since February 21st because of a lingering concussion issue. He has five goals and five assists in 17 games this year. Monitor his status prior to tomorrow's game.

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#habs Rene Bourque on the ice, looks like he'll take part in 1030 practice. He skated earlier with White

Bourque has been out for over a month with a concussion. He was close to returning recently but suffered a setback. If he stays on with the team today it would indicate he is nearing a return. However he is still day-to-day at this point. He had five goals and five assists in 17 games prior to getting hurt.

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#Habs Therrien confirms Bourque has been cleared for contact. He will go to Long Island but won't play, and will be reevaluated on Friday.

Bourque hasn't played since February 21st because of a concussion. He had five goals and five assists in 17 games before getting injured. It appears as if he could return to the Habs lineup on Saturday.

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